Flamingo Company was very busy at the beginning of recruiting, and there were few amazing moves after that. Everyone started to get busy and threw themselves into game development. For game developers, being able to develop classic and good games is their favorite thing to do!
As the founder of Flamingo Company and the chief designer of the game, Li Zetian also participated in the development of multiple projects of the company throughout the process.
At the same time, Li Zetian was still considering the issues of Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Jobs, Wozniak and others, who were now proposed by Apple.
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"Mr. Tian, Sony Group sincerely invites you to join us as the president of Sony Electronics America. He is willing to offer a high salary of 1 million US dollars. I hope you will think about it carefully!" A middle-aged Asian man came to Going to Tian Shuai's house, You said.
After Yamada Ichiro said this, he picked up the teacup and drank it leisurely, feeling very confident that Tian Shuai couldn't not be moved by Sony's offer of such good conditions!
Tian Shuai frowned lightly and remained silent.
Indeed, the conditions offered by Sony were the best, but he was extremely unwilling to work for the Japanese.
"Mr. Tian, don't you agree to such a condition?"
Yamada Ichiro frowned, pushed the frame of his spectacles, and said, "Sony is full of sincerity, no other company can offer you such good conditions. It is only a company like Sony that has deep pockets and attaches great importance to talents. Such a good offer. Moreover, if you join Sony, you will have a chance of promotion in the future!"
"Drip drip!"
At this moment, Tian Shuai's pager rang, he looked at it, and there was a line on it: "I'm Chronos, I'm building a new company, would you like to come over?"
Of course I would! ! !
Tian Shuai was overjoyed, put the pager back in his pocket calmly, and then rejected Yamada Ichiro: "I'm sorry, Mr. Yamada Ichiro, I have found a new job!"
"Mr. Tian, as far as I know, you did not agree to the invitation of other companies!!!" Yamada Ichiro frowned.
"Yes, I did not agree to any company's invitation before." Tian Shuai said with a smile.
"Could it be because of that pager text message just now?"
Tian Shuai smiled without saying a word, expressing his acquiescence. How talented Li Zetian is, Tian Shuai is naturally very clear. Therefore, when Li Zetian said that he had established a new company and invited himself, Tian Shuai did not need to ask what the company was for, he had already agreed in his heart, and he believed that it would be a company full of the same as Apple. A legendary company! ! !
Yamada Ichiro said dissatisfiedly: "Mr. Tian, Sony invited you over and over again, but you didn't agree. The other party just sent you a pager message, and you agreed?! This person is so good!!!"
After saying this, Yamada Ichiro suddenly thought of something, his face changed, and he said, "Could it be that Chronos Li sent you a message?"
Tian Shuai still laughed without saying a word, and Yamada Ichiro was not stupid, so how could he not guess.
This was the end of the matter, and it was useless to say more, so Yamada Ichiro left.
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At the same time, Sony also sent people to dig Zhang Yan.
As soon as the other party opened his mouth, the angry young Zhang Yan coldly refused: "Tell Sony, I will not work for the Japanese!!!"
"Mr. Zhang, Sony's treatment is good, don't you think about it?!"
"Think about it, no matter how good the treatment is, I won't agree to it!"
At this time, his pager also rang.
When he saw that Li Zetian set up a company and sent him an invitation message, Zhang Yan suddenly laughed, then showed the pager to the other party, and said, "I see, my boss has set up a new company again, and now call I went to help! If it weren't for my boss having a car accident, what would Sony be, and the Walkman you developed also wanted to seize the Walkman market? Besides, I am very disdainful of your blatant plagiarism from Sony. Well, you don't have to talk nonsense, you can go!!"
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On the same day, Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Jobs and Wozniak rushed to Li Zetian's house again. After Li Zetian woke up, they had come to visit once, but Li Zetian was relatively weak at that time, and he didn't think about how to arrange them, so he didn't talk to them too much.
At the end of July, the four arrived at Li Zetian's Beverly Hills villa.
Zhang Yan was the first to arrive here. As soon as they met, Zhang Yan asked Li Zetian excitedly, "Chronos, what good things have you designed this time?!"
Li Zetian thought for a while and said, "Things that change the world..."
Zhang Yan was stunned for a moment, but he didn't return to his senses for a while.
"Mr. Li, what exactly did you design this time that can actually change the world?!" Zhang Yan was full of curiosity.
Li Zetian patted him on the shoulder with a smile, "Go, go into the house, and tell you all in a moment! By the way, Tian Shuai, Jobs, and Wozniak are on their way, and they'll be here soon."
"Oh fine."
Zhang Yan nodded helplessly. He knew that Li Zetian always liked to sell things, and he would not answer if he asked.
Half an hour later, Tian Shuai, Zhang Yan, Jobs, and Wozniak arrived.
Li Zetian took them to the small conference room in the villa, and after everyone was seated, Li Zetian said, "I have asked Dongfang Yuqin to set up two companies for me, one is called Galaxy Network Company, and the other is called Sun Computer. system company."
"It's the Galaxy and the Sun, Mr. Li, the names of these two companies are very domineering!!!" Zhang Yan laughed.
Li Zetian smiled and said: "Famous and domineering is to make it easy for people to remember and to promote the brand."
Tian Shuai wondered: "Mr. Li, Sun Computer Systems is supposed to develop computers. What does this Galaxy Network company do, I'm a little puzzled?"
Zhang Yan, Jobs, and Wozniak also looked puzzled.
Li Zetian explained with a smile: "Xerox Corporation of the United States has developed Ethernet, which is a kind of local area network. If several computers are connected through Ethernet, they can form a local area network and realize communication with each other. , scientific research, office, and even the game industry have brought great benefits! For example, games, used to be only a single computer to play a single machine, but connected to the LAN, multiple people can interact and play games together, just this It can attract countless computer users. In addition, everyone should know that ARPA Internet Cafe is the most widely used network now, and famous universities and research institutes all over the world are connected through this network. Therefore, Ethernet and ARPA The combination of Panet can connect many computers together to form a larger network. To join this network, each computer must first install a network adapter, referred to as "network card". You can imagine, if All computers are added to this network, so what is the prospect of the network card market?"
As soon as the voice fell, the four people present couldn't help moving.
In fact, Li Zetian still has a lot to say, such as switches, routers and the like, the road needs to be taken step by step, and the meal needs to be eaten one bite at a time, and there is no hurry.
Currently, the connection between computers does not have a switch, but instead uses something called a hub. The hub is like a big speaker, one person speaks, it is amplified for everyone to hear, and only one person can speak at the same time. The switch can also be used as a speaker, but it also has a function. If A wants to talk to B alone and does not want others to hear it, it can be done through the switch, but the hub cannot. Moreover, the hub shares the bandwidth, and the number of people has to be divided by the number, and each switch has the exclusive bandwidth.
The existence of the hub can promote the sales of network cards. But obviously, this thing is very flawed, and it is inevitable to be replaced by switches and routers!
Jobs asked at this time: "Galaxy Networks develops network cards, what about Sun Computer Systems? Is it the same as Apple, which develops personal computers?"
Li Zetian shook his head, "Right now, personal computers are starting to become popular, and computer giants have launched products to seize the market, and the competition is fierce. We focus on the places they ignore." Li Zetian paused, leaving everyone a short time to think, then Go on, "THIS GOAL IS THE GRAPHICS WORKSTATION!!!"
"Graphics workstation?"
Everyone was a little surprised, they didn't expect Li Zetian to focus on this aspect. "Graphics workstation" is a general term for a high-end dedicated computer specialized in graphics, image (static), image (dynamic) and video work. Whether it is animation, data visualization processing, or even CAD/CAM and EDA, the system requires a high level of performance. Strong graphics processing power.
Li Zetian said: "The graphics workstation is actually a high-end microcomputer, which can be used for CAD part design, animation production, print advertisement design, engineering analysis calculation, simulation simulation, etc. The market is huge, and the profit is more than that of personal computers. There are hundreds of dollars in personal computers, and their profits have been squeezed very low. Sun Computer Systems, as a start-up company, is naturally inferior to developing graphics workstations to compete with other companies! As far as I know, there is no one The company is targeting graphics workstations, and this is our opportunity! After the graphics workstations are developed, a film special effects company (Industrial Light & Magic) under my name will need to purchase dozens of them, and I believe that graphics workstations It is widely used in the field of film and television!"
When everyone heard this, they felt that what Li Zetian said was very reasonable, and could not help but nodded. In fact, the PC market is still pretty lucrative, but graphics workstations are even more lucrative. The Sun Computer System Company founded by Li Zetian is almost a reference to the Sun Company of the previous life. Sun doesn't actually mean the sun, but an acronym for Stanford-University-Network, a company that started out by developing graphics workstations, then invented the Java language and created more than $200 billion in myth!
Of course, Li Zetian didn't give up on personal computers completely. He also kept an eye on Apple's developments. When it was about to go bankrupt, he would buy it and then turn the tide. Fang Xian was the founder of the company. ! ! !
Li Zetian smiled and said: "After developing the graphics workstation, Sun Computer Systems has accumulated experience in developing high-performance computers, and can enter the minicomputer server, relying on powerful graphics processing capabilities, and even beat DEC and IBM to become a minicomputer. The king of the world!!!"
After speaking, Li Zetian's eyes wandered among the four of them, and then asked, "Which company do you four plan to join?"
Zhang Yan looked at Tian Shuai, the two of them had a close relationship.
Wozniak looked at Jobs, counting on him to make up his mind.
The four discussed in a low voice.
In the end, Tian Shuai and Zhang Yan were willing to join Galaxy Networks, while Jobs and Wozniak were willing to join Sun Computer Systems.
Li Zetian did not treat them badly. Although he did not directly give shares, he promised to give each person a 5% option. As the company grows, it will naturally be honored.
After signing the contract, Li Zetian left them to have dinner at home, stay overnight, and talk for one night.
Sun Computer Systems, Li Zetian explained a little less, nothing more than telling them to develop a geometry generator, that is, a custom chip that can accelerate model establishment, using hardware to accelerate the geometric transformation of graphics, reducing the CPU's need for a large number of graphics The processing burden provides dynamic graphics capabilities unmatched by other workstations!
And Galaxy Network Company, Li Zetian said much more.
"Ethernet technology was invented by Xerox, but Xerox obviously doesn't know how to make money with it, and this is our opportunity! In addition, Ethernet has not yet formed a standard, we can cooperate with Xerox to become a standard The creators and promoters, and then obtain free licenses from Xerox. Xerox provides technology, Intel produces related chips, and Galaxy Networks produces 'network cards'. The three powerful alliances and joint promotion will definitely make Ethernet beat other LAN technologies. , become the industry standard!" Li Zetian paused, then said, "In addition, the TCP/IP protocol is under development, and we must also participate in it and become one of the framers of the protocol standard!"
"Well, okay, we got it..." Tian Shuai and Zhang Yan nodded.
Early the next morning, the four of them had breakfast, then left the villa and went back to their respective homes. A week later, go to the company to report. Galaxy Networks and Sun Computer Systems are both in Los Angeles.
Li Zetian knew that from the moment he passed through, he caused the butterfly effect and changed the world.
Before the creation of Apple, the personal computer frenzy was set off in advance.
Now that the Galaxy Network Company has been created, the Internet in this world will develop much faster than in the previous life. Network cards are just the first step for Galaxy Networks, followed by routers and switches. In the early days of Internet development, many Internet service providers (ISPs) rented telephone lines from telephone companies to provide dial-up Internet access for Internet users. The traditional telephone exchange cannot realize this function, and advanced program-controlled exchange is required to manage the telephone voice service and broadband service orderly and separately.
Now, more and more things are starting to be different from the previous life, but the general direction of development should not change. Li Zetian can still make the most correct choice with the memory of his previous life.
PS: A little more tomorrow.